Entitlement
I'm in this season of life of feeling very undeserving. I also struggle with this notion of having expectations on people and things in this life. After singing this song at church today, it seemed to be almost the answer to my heart: "Why should I gain from his reward? I do not have an answer. But this I know with all my heart. His wounds have paid my ransom." I know my reservations of having expectations on people and things in this life has rooted from being hurt or let down in the past. We can't put our faith in people because we are all sinners and we ALL fall short and constantly disappoint each other and ourselves. But we do need to hold our Christian brothers and sisters at a higher standard. Sometimes I think I am holding my brothers and sisters , and myself at too high of standard. I guess what I struggle with is not having this feeling of judgement when my Christian brothers and sisters fall short of that standard or an intense feeling of guilt when I fall ...